Leading expert in Medieval and Renaissance manuscript illumination, Les Enluminures offers for sale original illuminated manuscripts, books of hours, miniatures and works of art from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. To hold and to turn the pages of a manuscript is to touch hands directly with medieval Europe.
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Video entriesHow to Look at: Illuminated Manuscripts
September 10, 2024 Sandra Hindman from mediaeval and renaissance book specialist Les Enluminures talks about two exquisite manuscripts from the 15th and 16th centuries, which they are presenting as part of the Frieze... Read more -
PagesBooks of Hours Spring Update 2024
Les Enluminures offers one of the largest and most wide-ranging inventories of Books of Hours in the world. Our Spring Books of Hours Update gathers a group of impressive and... Read more -
EventsSandra Hindman named "Chevalière de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres”
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Video entriesUnderstanding Books of Hours
March 24, 2021 Les Enluminures invites you to enjoy “Understanding Books of Hours” to gain a better understanding of these illuminated prayerbooks. In this thirty-minute video, Sandra Hindman introduces and delves into these... Read more -
PublicationsManuscript Bibles through the Ages: c.1150-1550
Text by Sandra Hindman and Laura Light May 6, 2024 This catalogue explores selective aspects of the Bible in the Middle Ages, seen through the lens of fifteen manuscripts from the twelfth through the sixteenth century. Read more -
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